"Sigh," Waldo sighed helplessly. He looked up in front of him. Six squares appeared before him. As for the squares farther away, he couldn’t see them clearly. "Six squares, and only two are safe? The chances of survival are too slim!" Waldo’s expression suddenly turned even uglier. In front of him, among these six squares...

The first square contained three loaves of bread and a bottle of mineral water. The second square was a spike trap. If he fell into it, with Waldo’s current strength, he would probably be pierced through instantly! The third square had a huge tiger with hanging eyes and a white forehead, its crimson eyes staring dead at Waldo. It seemed extremely hungry, as if it wanted to devour him...

The fourth and fifth squares both contained a massive fire. Falling into them meant being roasted alive within minutes. The sixth square contained a palm-sized fragment, its purpose unknown...

"Out of six squares, four are incredibly dangerous. A careless roll to the corresponding number could mean a slim chance of survival!" Waldo felt a chill in his heart. The danger was too great. Even he dared not linger in those four squares.

On one hand, his strength was infinitely compressed in this chessboard world. On the other hand, once he entered a square, he had to stay there for an entire day! Entering a fire square meant being roasted for a day before he could leave. No matter how strong, one couldn’t withstand that!

Waldo’s face was unprecedentedly solemn. However, at this moment, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. He remembered the mysterious reward he had almost forgotten. As the top-ranked challenger of the first level, Waldo had received the largest and most mysterious reward. He still didn’t know what it was.

Previously, he couldn’t check because the system told him that he would only have this authority after entering the chessboard world. Now, he had already arrived in the chessboard world. "Let’s see..." Waldo focused his consciousness on the system. He noticed that the system had also undergone some changes. There were many sections.

The first section was the system space. The second was the regional chat channel. The third was the world chat channel. The fourth was the trading channel. The fifth was the leaderboard, which included rankings for combat power, progression, and wealth!

Waldo thought to himself, "Check the mysterious reward!"

[Congratulations Challenger Waldo, for obtaining the mysterious reward: The Hand of God.]

[The Hand of God: Allows the challenger to roll the dice and freely adjust to any desired number, unaffected by any external force, controlling one’s own fate, creating one’s own life...]

A loud and booming voice echoed in Waldo’s mind. Fortunately, he was prepared and had a strong mental strength, so he wasn’t stunned by this incredibly loud voice. Then, Waldo was momentarily stunned.

"The Hand of God? Controlling my own destiny?"

The next moment, Waldo seemed to realize something, and a tremendous joy took over his entire being.

"Fantastic!"

Even though Waldo had experienced countless life-and-death crises and seen many grand scenes, he couldn’t help but get excited at this moment. To manipulate the numbers on the dice at will? Could there be a more powerful trump card than this? No!

It was a heaven-defying artifact! With this Hand of God, it was destined that Waldo would be invincible in the chessboard world, facing no worthy opponents. Danger would be a thing of the past. Supplies and treasure chests would be his for the taking!

"Ha ha ha! Although it’s just the beginning, I am destined to be the biggest beneficiary of this assessment!" Waldo laughed heartily. The depression caused by the excessive suppression of his strength, as well as the urgency about the future dangers, dissipated in an instant.

Suddenly, a warm current surged through Waldo’s right hand. He felt as if his right hand was being scorched by flames, hot and undergoing some fundamental changes. It returned to normal after a moment.

Waldo knew that the Hand of God had already come into his possession. Without hesitation, he rolled the dice. The dice hit the ground, showing a number 1. This corresponded to the first square, which contained three loaves of bread and a bottle of mineral water.

Suddenly, a strong and unreasonable force enveloped him and directly transported him to the first square. Waldo landed on it. Choosing the number 1 was, of course, a deliberate action by Waldo. The other dangerous squares need not be mentioned. He didn’t go to the sixth square primarily because he had no food with him at the moment. At this stage, the most important thing was food. Without food, survival would be difficult. The sixth square was an unknown - a fragment? Even if it was a fragment of a divine artifact, it wasn’t as important as food.

He knew that the next dice roll would be a whole day away. A day without food... Waldo didn’t want to go hungry. Besides, with the Hand of God, he could go to whichever square he wanted. He could always roll to go to that square later.

"As the saying goes, people are like iron and food is like steel; you panic without a meal for a day! And another old saying goes, ’Nothing is more important than eating!’ Without a full stomach, everything else is nonsense!" Waldo picked up the bread and started eating heartily. The bread was large and substantial. It took him a long time to eat just a third of it, and it tasted good too. Soft, with a hint of butter flavor. Upon entering his body, it transformed into a surging warm current, giving Waldo a feeling of endless strength.

"One loaf of bread is enough for me for a day, three loaves... I won’t have to worry about food for at least three days." Waldo stored the remaining food in the system space. After that, he had nothing to do.

He needed to wait twenty-four hours before he could roll the dice again. In the meantime, Waldo spent his time exploring the various sections of the system and various messages. Those leaderboards, especially the top ranks, seemed to receive rewards periodically. In this world, being one step ahead means being ahead in every step.

However, Waldo didn’t pay much attention to this. He turned his focus to the chat channels.

"Damn, guys, what kind of place have we come to?"

"Chessboard world, chessboard world, we really aren’t in control of our own fates here!"

"In front of me are six squares, and three of them are dangerous. If I enter one, it’s a life-and-death situation. Damn it, they start us off with such a high difficulty level, how are we supposed to play? Might as well die!"

"Haha, I’m laughing! Of my six squares, except for the second square, which is a wasp nest, the rest are either food or weapons and equipment! Haha, too awesome!"

"The person above, don’t get too cocky. You’re just luckier today. It doesn’t mean you’ll always be lucky. You’re mocking others now, but wait until it’s your turn to be mocked!"

"Where did I mock anyone? You’re misunderstanding me!"